US Congress Senate Bill 3424 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies to address maternal health outcomes among minority populations. HHS must (1) establish task forces to address social determinants of health, maternal mental and behavioral health, and other topics; and (2) award grants for maternal mortality review committees, innovative maternity care models, and other purposes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a perinatal payment demonstration project. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation must report on the impact of housing and transportation during prenatal and postpartum periods, respectively. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit a plan for maternity care coordination for women veterans, and the Bureau of Prisons must establish programs and award grants to certain prisons and jails to improve maternal health outcomes among incarcerated individuals. The Government Accountability Office must report on the perinatal health workforce, maternity care compliance offices, and maternal health outcomes among veterans and incarcerated individuals. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must report on specified topics, including training programs to reduce bias, racism, and discrimination. The Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission must report on the impact of Medicaid ineligibility on pregnant and postpartum individuals who are incarcerated. The bill also (1) expands eligibility for certain nutrition programs by increasing the postpartum and breastfeeding periods, and (2) reduces certain funding to states without laws restricting the use of restraints on pregnant women who are incarcerated.

Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB5199 (Related) 2019-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6132 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
HB6137 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6138 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6141 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee Hearings Held.
HB6143 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6144 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6165 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
HB6142 (Related) 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6129 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HB6164 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3424/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3424/BILLS-116s3424is.pdf